Sioux Quill and Beadwork: Designs and Techniques (Dover Crafts: Bead Work)

I’ve been looking for this book for a couple of years. It’s a great book. The patterns are historically accurate and the colors are given to you. I had this one or one like it years ago but it got away from me.

The used book looks like it is new. It has lots of pictures and examples of beadwork. It is great for a beginner. It shows the different stitches and how to make various items.

I am very satisfied with this book thank you!

Love it.

I always loved the beadwork on Indian clothing and I always wanted to try it. It is much harder than it looks and takes all the patience you have in the beginning. The method is called "Lazy squaw" and involves applying small lines of beads, usually the fewer the better, to be sure the beads stay stitched down and the beads on the finished piece stay even and flat. (And there is nothing lazy about it.) Tne patterns in the book are easy to follow and variations are easy to create. If you can still find a form of graph paper where there are actual oval bead shapes in rows, patterns are incredibly easy to make. You can make the long strips used on the sleeves and leggings by loom and they look good but the women who perfected the craft never had them. If you get really ambitious and want to bead moccasins or a dress, looms won't do for them. The book does give a history which is very interesting. I enjoy the book and would recommend it for those seriously wishing to try it. Just be aware that seed beads are called that for their tiny size and they can go everywhere. Still it is an enjoyable craft and the results are both impressive and satisfying. Just don't get too ambitious for your first project and you will do more.

if you have bought lyford's book, _quill and beadwork of the western sioux_, you already have this book.yes, its a wonderful resource--i thought so when i bought i under its original title. i thought this book, with the different title, would expand upon the other.as long as you keep this information in mind, and only buy the book once under either title, you will be rewarded. since it was originally published by the government in 1940, there are no color plates, which is a great shame. however, some of the historic photos are worth the price of the book.the instructions for both quill and beadwork are very good. there is a section that briefly analyzes design elements, very useful for creating your own designs.i just wish i had known i already owned it under another title.

Not a good book for "bead work unless you want a history lesson. Horrible black and white photos. I thought I was getting a quality book on how to do contemporary bead work. The book gave a history on Sioux bead work and photo of geometric drawings.

I was hoping for more designs, less history.